Bound for Glory (1976 film)
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Bound for Glory (1976 film) is a biographical drama about folk singer Woody Guthrie’s early life and activism during the Great Depression, noted for its acclaimed cinematography and portrayal of American social struggles.
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| Bound for Glory (1976 film) canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bound for Glory (1976 film) Context triple: [Bound for Glory, hasAdaptation, Bound for Glory (1976 film)]
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What Price Glory
What Price Glory is a 1926 silent war-comedy film set during World War I, best known for its blend of battlefield drama and bawdy humor.
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B.
Get Carter
Get Carter is a 1971 British crime thriller film, widely regarded as a classic of the genre, in which Michael Caine plays a ruthless London gangster investigating his brother’s death in Newcastle.
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C.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels is a 1930 aviation war film directed and produced by Howard Hughes, renowned for its groundbreaking aerial combat sequences and high production costs for the era.
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D.
Major Glory
Major Glory is a patriotic, superhero parody character in Dexter's Laboratory who satirizes classic American comic-book heroes like Captain America and Superman.
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Bow Down (1996)
Bow Down (1996) is the debut studio album by Westside Connection, a West Coast hip hop supergroup featuring Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10, known for its aggressive gangsta rap style and strong regional pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bound for Glory (1976 film) Target entity description: Bound for Glory (1976 film) is a biographical drama about folk singer Woody Guthrie’s early life and activism during the Great Depression, noted for its acclaimed cinematography and portrayal of American social struggles.
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A.
What Price Glory
What Price Glory is a 1926 silent war-comedy film set during World War I, best known for its blend of battlefield drama and bawdy humor.
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B.
Get Carter
Get Carter is a 1971 British crime thriller film, widely regarded as a classic of the genre, in which Michael Caine plays a ruthless London gangster investigating his brother’s death in Newcastle.
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C.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels is a 1930 aviation war film directed and produced by Howard Hughes, renowned for its groundbreaking aerial combat sequences and high production costs for the era.
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D.
Major Glory
Major Glory is a patriotic, superhero parody character in Dexter's Laboratory who satirizes classic American comic-book heroes like Captain America and Superman.
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E.
Bow Down (1996)
Bow Down (1996) is the debut studio album by Westside Connection, a West Coast hip hop supergroup featuring Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10, known for its aggressive gangsta rap style and strong regional pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bound for Glory (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Haskell Wexler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyNotedFor |
evocative Dust Bowl imagery
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innovative use of the Steadicam ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Rosenman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed for cinematography
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praised for realistic depiction of American social conditions ⓘ |
| director | Hal Ashby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 1930s United States ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American social struggles
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labor activism ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ |
| musicFeatures | songs of Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| partOf | New Hollywood cinema era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dust Bowl migration
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early life of Woody Guthrie ⓘ union organizing among farm workers ⓘ |
| producer |
Harold Leventhal
NERFINISHED
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Robert F. Blumofe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | December 1976 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 147 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Getchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
California
NERFINISHED
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Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Carradine
NERFINISHED
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Gail Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ Melinda Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronny Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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